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everybody is saying president obama created this debt. the debt has gone down under president obama. he has made a lot of savings. there is something wrong in the republican party. host: what did you think about the confirmation of chuck hagel as secretary of defense? caller: i think that mr. hagel had not been around the congress in a long time, which meant he did not know all the ins and out of that ever think that happened. i think he was nervous and didn't do a stellar performance because i think he was nervous. i am sure he has the chutzpah to do the job. host: we have some comments about the chuck hagel confirmation. host: chris is concerned about the media. dorothy in baltimore, go ahead. caller: how are you doing this morning? the reason why we cannot get anything done on the sequester is social security and medicare. the republicans want social security and medicare dealt with. they really do. this is what they want. if they could get that, they would go along with everything. the border thing and the immigration thing. this has
everybody is saying president obama created this debt. the debt has gone down under president obama. he has made a lot of savings. there is something wrong in the republican party. host: what did you think about the confirmation of chuck hagel as secretary of defense? caller: i think that mr. hagel had not been around the congress in a long time, which meant he did not know all the ins and out of that ever think that happened. i think he was nervous and didn't do a stellar performance because i...
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i voted for obama. i voted for obama again. the first time, i am thinking congress is giving him a fit. they are giving him a fit again. these are like to stubborn side. to hear speeches of finger- pointing, is amazing. they're going to take a break. they're going to have a nice weekend, some were very nice. the average taxpayer is going to bite their nails wondering about their jobs and how it is going to affect them. yet, they have enough money somewhere else they can afford to take a break. we even let them to work for us. instead, they are just toying with us. it is frustrating. host: that was maryland on our independent line. some tweets on this issue -- how does obama get away with blaming everyone else for his actions? he has made accusations that are just not true. i never pegged him for a conservative, but his credibility is gone. i just can't believe the gop. they're just so childish. it is 2.4% of the budget. it is not the end of the world, says ohio republican representative jim jordan. obama is not a leader, he is
i voted for obama. i voted for obama again. the first time, i am thinking congress is giving him a fit. they are giving him a fit again. these are like to stubborn side. to hear speeches of finger- pointing, is amazing. they're going to take a break. they're going to have a nice weekend, some were very nice. the average taxpayer is going to bite their nails wondering about their jobs and how it is going to affect them. yet, they have enough money somewhere else they can afford to take a break....
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president obama mentioned 70,000 deteriorating bridges. it is a small share of deficient bridges and that share has been getting smaller overtime. more and more countries are moving towards private financing for highways and bridges and seaports. that is something the obama administration could move ahead with. it is more efficient to use private-sector funding for infrastructure. governments cannot afford further infrastructure. the capital beltway is being widened by a private-sector company investing in new toll lanes. the president mentioned seaports. best seaports are both private. the best seaports are private and the world and that's the way we should go. host: joe in ohio, democratic caller. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: what would be wrong with making a rule like no export of any energy of any kind until we are energy efficient? right now we are selling oil and gas to south american companies --country and a sellout at the pumps for $1.50 a gallon but we 5 a gallon. $4 and $% guest: efficiency is a huge part of what we ne
president obama mentioned 70,000 deteriorating bridges. it is a small share of deficient bridges and that share has been getting smaller overtime. more and more countries are moving towards private financing for highways and bridges and seaports. that is something the obama administration could move ahead with. it is more efficient to use private-sector funding for infrastructure. governments cannot afford further infrastructure. the capital beltway is being widened by a private-sector company...
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this is a harry reid-mitch mcconnell-barack obama discussion. do you know with members of congress are pressing for a? if the economy can grow enough and -- do you know with key members of congress are praying for? if the economy can grow enough, they will not have to make these cuts if revenues are coming in. you are shooting yourself in the foot because you will not get the economic growth that will take the pressure off of you from having to take the tough votes. it will take a great deal of courage and some consensus that does not exist to reach the bigger deal to see what we will do. host: todd zwillich is with public radio international. and lesley clark is with mcclatchy newspapers. to both of you, thank you very much for being with us on this sunday morning. this week, we will focus much more on sequestration, breaking it down issue by issue. tomorrow, defense cuts. all this week on washington journal. when we come back, we will take a look at congress and the leadership. there are 535 members in the house incident -- and senate, but onl
this is a harry reid-mitch mcconnell-barack obama discussion. do you know with members of congress are pressing for a? if the economy can grow enough and -- do you know with key members of congress are praying for? if the economy can grow enough, they will not have to make these cuts if revenues are coming in. you are shooting yourself in the foot because you will not get the economic growth that will take the pressure off of you from having to take the tough votes. it will take a great deal of...
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the obama administration fought hard for low income people. there was no appetite to cut social security checks and that was exempted. the cuts for medicare was limited. it doesn't look like you're cutting services for people. but it is a problem in that they are cutting discretionary spending. there is a lot of discretionary spending in the defense department. is it ise learning hard to cut those programs without hitting something that americans want to preserve. the money is going to be in health programs because of the cost growth in health care is so fast. appetite to have an be told they could buy last madison. edicine. host: there is a comprehensive sequester primer put together by our guest, dylan matthews, in "the washington post." caller: my name is john. host: got it. caller: does he know how much the federal budget has increased this year or they proposed increasing this year? when did the more cost saving just to put that back to last year's budget? i am assuming that would be less than the sequester. thank you. guest: discretionar
the obama administration fought hard for low income people. there was no appetite to cut social security checks and that was exempted. the cuts for medicare was limited. it doesn't look like you're cutting services for people. but it is a problem in that they are cutting discretionary spending. there is a lot of discretionary spending in the defense department. is it ise learning hard to cut those programs without hitting something that americans want to preserve. the money is going to be in...
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i think obama had something to do with it. they were not friends, and and she was under stress from obama. it limited her performance. she is a nice lady, but secretary of state is a pretty important job, and i i don't but she did much to help our country. >> of victor joins us from fort wayne, indiana, the democrats' line. -- host: victor joins us from fort wayne, indiana, the democrats' line. caller: when she was talking about these four guys, she did not come out and tell the other people white they are getting paid. here we have water dead people, and we do not know anything about it. even though she is a smart woman, she is not smart to be in politics, if she is honest about it. should should tell the american people the truth about it. she should say that she did not -- should not have to go in there a if she did not want to. you're working for the american people. you should want to go on there. she should be helping our country out. she is a smart woman, but she's in a bubble or the average american person is not. host
i think obama had something to do with it. they were not friends, and and she was under stress from obama. it limited her performance. she is a nice lady, but secretary of state is a pretty important job, and i i don't but she did much to help our country. >> of victor joins us from fort wayne, indiana, the democrats' line. -- host: victor joins us from fort wayne, indiana, the democrats' line. caller: when she was talking about these four guys, she did not come out and tell the other...
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obama is doing the best pecan and, after bush left. -- obama is doing the best that he can. i don't know why they are acting like that? he needs to do what he can so people can get jobs and get their money back, get the tax is straight. host: josh is on the line. caller: i watched your coverage on sequestration and watched the state of the union address. the tone is so much different, then when he talked with the generals about sequestration. they were apologetic and embarrassed about being put in the situation in congress and put in the forefront. when you see the state of the union, you don't hear much talk about the harm sequestration will do. and utilities for the american public to recoil against defense and say what does defense do for everyday americans, when you look at what happens in benghazi and syria and north korea and afghanistan. defense can never be understated. i think the american public does not focus on that much. host: what did you make of what the president had to say about afghanistan and removing the troops, reducing troop levels at a quicker pace? ca
obama is doing the best pecan and, after bush left. -- obama is doing the best that he can. i don't know why they are acting like that? he needs to do what he can so people can get jobs and get their money back, get the tax is straight. host: josh is on the line. caller: i watched your coverage on sequestration and watched the state of the union address. the tone is so much different, then when he talked with the generals about sequestration. they were apologetic and embarrassed about being put...
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president obama adjust them. in administration and the news, secretary of state john carey has his first bilateral meeting with his canadian, board -- john kerry had his first bilateral meeting. and secretary panetta testified before congress on the benghazi attacked and also facing scrutiny was nominee for cia director. one of the things he talked about is how much of the public and congress should know about the u.s. drove stride program. we would like to hear your opinion. what is the balance between government secrecy and the public's right to know? here are the numbers to call -- you can also find us online -- here is the headline in "the baltimore sun" this morning. brennan targeted over drones. looking at some of the opinions coming in on the editorial pages of the newspapers. "usa today" -- that is of the newspaper's editorial board opinion. jumping down, it says -- the opposing view that "usa today" publishes to give a counterpoint says end the u.s. -- covert drone war. naureen shah at columbia's human-r
president obama adjust them. in administration and the news, secretary of state john carey has his first bilateral meeting with his canadian, board -- john kerry had his first bilateral meeting. and secretary panetta testified before congress on the benghazi attacked and also facing scrutiny was nominee for cia director. one of the things he talked about is how much of the public and congress should know about the u.s. drove stride program. we would like to hear your opinion. what is the...
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president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be paved the way they are. gary raises a good point about what the american public wants. i do not know that they want divided government that leads to gridlock. i think what i would prefer to the parties in washington that have a different view, as david points out, and maybe one view is a little left of center, and one is right of center, and what they would like is to get the two parties together and say, you know what? we will not get everything we want every single time. we will compromise. we'll come to the middle. we will give up some things
president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be...
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the thing is, everything president obama has done has been a compromise for them. they did state funding. how can you ask for the government to give you money, but then when they wanted to comply, you have a problem with it? like you said about the piece and the bishop and pope doing what they are doing, when you have this kind of thing on c- span, you can hear the hate in people's voices. it runs so deep. do they think about, when the church is giving the government money, should not abide by government rules? host: more from the conversation on facebook this morning at facebook.com/c-span.o -- back to our phones. our discussion on the white house offering contraceptive opt-outs -- terence at the little rock air force base, on our line for republicans. caller: my comment on the contraceptive issue is that i guess people are focused on one thing, and that is that the president is trying to support people who are trying to not have children. people overlook the issue that there are some women who have issues with medical issues. that is the reason why the use contra
the thing is, everything president obama has done has been a compromise for them. they did state funding. how can you ask for the government to give you money, but then when they wanted to comply, you have a problem with it? like you said about the piece and the bishop and pope doing what they are doing, when you have this kind of thing on c- span, you can hear the hate in people's voices. it runs so deep. do they think about, when the church is giving the government money, should not abide by...
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he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have read it, i have studied it. i have done a lot of research. my great-grandchildren, i have educated on the constitution. the founders original documents said -- so they can understand how our country is built, why it became the greatest experience in human freedom the world has known and they can better form their opinions on knowledge rather than propaganda. guest: historically, even where the have been vacancies, presidents have made recess appointments. that has gone back and forth with republican and democratic presidents. i agree. there was
he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have...
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obama thinks because his son should not play football because it is dangerous. sending females into front-line combat units -- that is not too dangerous. in the twisted liberal mind, we have to get women -- we have to get a couple of players to admit they are homosexuals. then it will become a cause -- host: thank you for the call. a front page under the fold, a picture getting a lot of attention. this photograph, an executive order pulled to document the president's skeet shooting. we will talk more about this and a couple of minutes. naperville, ill., good morning on the republican line. caller: yes. i think the officials should take some responsibility as far as blowing the whistle sooner. umpires should take more responsibility. host: to life for the call. from "the new york daily news," "bam." a picture snapped last august, it shows his mastery of shotgun while skeet shooting. the white house released the photograph saturday, possibly to muzzle critics suggested obama was posturing when he talked about shooting in an interview with "the new republic magazin
obama thinks because his son should not play football because it is dangerous. sending females into front-line combat units -- that is not too dangerous. in the twisted liberal mind, we have to get women -- we have to get a couple of players to admit they are homosexuals. then it will become a cause -- host: thank you for the call. a front page under the fold, a picture getting a lot of attention. this photograph, an executive order pulled to document the president's skeet shooting. we will...